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crooked tail

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Scorpio, as illustrated in "Wonders of Creation" ca 13th c. The Constellations by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (15th c.) Sadwes - Satevis / Alpha Scorpii, Antares - found in the Každom (crooked tail) constellation / Scorpius one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic, considered a royal star presiding over the 26000 yrs cycle, is the watcher of sunset and of the West - ruler of its cardinal direction, reaches dominance in mid-season after the Fall Equinox, oversees the element of water and guards one of the four vortexes, is associated with the right/left flow of solar energy and the winds blowing 'hot and cold'. Scorpius constellation (the bright star to the upper right is Antares) over the Sahara as seen by © TWAN © etherealcounterparts

the knot

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The knot as an interconnection of spiritual energies with life forces. Full Moon chart for 12 October 2011, at 2:05:43 GMT, 7e15 43n42 symbol 19° aries  : The "Magic Carpet" Of Oriental Imagery according to Rudhyar this symbol refers to the "use of creative imagination' "A way of life refusing a hectic involvement in social competition and waste-producing overproduction allows for the development of unattached and transcendent understanding. The static floor (carpet) on which man's feet (symbols of understanding) rest can become transformed into the means for great flights of imagination and super-physical perception. The period of rest from outwardly directed activity bound to collective normality presents the creative mind with the possibility of surveying in dreams the totality of the present-day social situation, thus "to see whole." We can also consider a carpet as a grid made of knots and perceive its magical visu

draconid

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On October 8th, Earth is plowing through a stream of dust from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, with an outburst of Draconid meteors. Every 6.6 years Comet Giacobini-Zinner swings through the inner solar system. With each visit, it lays down a narrow filament of dust, over time forming a network of filaments that Earth encounters every year in early October.   comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner draconid meteors - © N.A.Sharp/NOAO/AURA/NSF   view from mid-northern latitudes  at about 9:00 p.m. local time around October 8 red line across the bottom of image represents the horizon. © etherealcounterparts